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Donald Trump's election campaign doubled its spending last month but still lagged far behind United States presidential rival Hillary Clinton, figures show. Last month Mr Trump brought in some new consultants and firms, July reports to the Federal Election Commission show. If not for the Republican National Committee's staff, Trump would have a skeleton presence in the most competitive states. (more...)

Three militants have been killed in the operation. "Three weapons and other ammunition were also recovered from the possession of the slain militants". Officials said that three militants were killed during the operation in the Tangdhar sector to stop the attempted infiltration. As per the report, security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following information about presence of terrorists there. (more...)

According to the adviser, Pakistani envoys had recommended in a conference held on August 1 that the country invite India for talks on the situation in Kashmir. Ali, born in the Zia Bagga village of Lahore, was arrested by Indian authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on July 25 with weapons (AK 47 rifle, live rounds, grenades, grenade launcher etc) as also sophisticated communication equipment and other material of Pakistani/ global origin, according to the demarche issued to Basit. (more...)

In June, Derek Yorks, a wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said the snake was probably a Burmese python, which is native to Asia but has been breeding in the Florida Everglades. The department then cautioned residents, saying the snake is a likely "safety risk". Westbrook police chief Janine Roberts is telling residents to "maintain a safe distance" and report any large snakes to the police. (more...)

Naquin's walk-off was just the second inside-the-park home run in franchise history. After a lengthy discussion, Goins was sent back to third and Clevinger struck out Encarnacion on the next pitch. But Cleveland hit into three double plays to short circuit rallies. "But when that game is over, you try to bounce back". In the top of the seventh inning, after two were out, a walk, a single and a walk loaded the bases and sent Kluber to the showers. (more...)

Anthony, 32, chose to play with the US team in a summer in which close friends LeBron James , Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade either passed on the chance to play or were sidelined by injury. Durant, who scored 18 of his 24 first-half points in the second quarter, joins the NBA Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors next season after their record-setting 73-win 2015-16 campaign. (more...)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has made a direct appeal to African-Americans to abandon the Democratic party and vote for him. Trump and running mate Mike Pence drove past piles of ripped-up carpet, furniture and personal belongings discarded on curbs following flooding that's killed 13 people and displaced thousands. (more...)

Paul Manafort , a veteran Republican strategist since the 1970s, is out of a job as Donald Trump's campaign chairman after appearing to find in Trump the one candidate whose campaign could not be brought under his control. "We encourage them to turn out and vote down ticket and do what they think is best at the top of the ticket", she said. Trump's semi-apology set political pundits abuzz, but the most notable change in Trump's rhetoric in recent weeks has really been his direct and repeated ... (more...)

Officials painted a stark picture of the crisis: an estimated 40,000 homes damaged and 11 people killed in some of the worst flooding in Louisiana history. Rescue workers are also searching cars that were inundated or carried away by flood waters. "How the #laflood is not on national news truly amazes me", Abigail Mawae of Baton Rouge posted on Twitter. (more...)

Conason also says Clinton had made a decision to use a personal account before the episode with Powell, though Powell's advice " confirmed " her thinking. In Mrs. Clinton's case, the practice has created particular controversy because of her family's foundation and its donors who had varying political and business interests while Mrs. (more...)

Only one budget exists for both the Olympic and Paralympics Games, Rio 2016 organisers having repeatedly insisted this week. The Athletes' Commission has 17 members who are past or active Olympians, and their role includes evaluating candidate cities seeking to host the Olympic, what sports are on the Games schedule and the protection of clean sport. (more...)

Protests turned violent both nights. Police Chief Edward Flynn says there were some confrontations and six people were arrested Monday night, but that the neighborhood was relatively calm compared to the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday nights, Milwaukee police deployed near where an officer shot and killed an armed man, 23-year-old Sylville K. Smith, on Saturday. (more...)

Cullen Jones , an Olympic gold medalist in swimming, tweeted , "I am so proud of Simone Manuel". "I just wanted to re-focus and move forward from the 100", she said . My wife, who is half Caucasian and half Japanese, tries to make me feel guilty about not swimming. Biles' parents said that the comments bothered her. (more...)

Turkey is much in the heat of tension after an attempted military coup on Friday, July 15 which the nation criticised a US -based preacher Fethullah Gulen of instigating. Kurdish militia, which have proven one of the most effective fighting forces against the terror group on the ground, played a key role in the Manbij victory. (more...)

Chess Bedsole, the campaign's Alabama state director, was paid $64,000 last month for field consulting. Yet the campaign's payroll remained thin, and there did not appear to be much new in the way of office leases across the country, including in OH and other crucial states. (more...)

No plea was entered and he was ordered held without bail. About 10 minutes later, a auto matching that description struck a cyclist three miles away in Brooklyn . The murder charges were added later after police recovered a revolver and clothing from his house that matched what the shooter wore in a video of the attack, reports said. (more...)

Erdogan said the aim of such attacks was to sow division between different groups in Turkey, including Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen and to "spread incitement along ethnic and religious lines". Shouts of "shame on you, Erdogan" rang out as others threw water bottles at police, amid anger at the president for not doing more to prevent the attack which the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party said IS had threatened to carry out. (more...)

Three soldiers were killed and six injured in that attack. Turkey and its allies consider the PKK a terrorist organization. Hours later, another vehicle bombing hit police headquarters in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, wounding several people, an official said. (more...)

Two American F-22s on patrol over Hasakah, Syria, flew within a mile of two Syrian Su-24 fighter jets and "encouraged" them to leave Friday, a USA defense official told CNN. Special Operations forces that are operating in the area, and no weapons were fired, according to The Los Angeles Times' W.J. Hennigan. Davis called the entire situation "very unusual" and said the Pentagon was "hard pressed" to think of another time when Syrian forces came so close to attacking the U.S., even if that ... (more...)

The security forces eliminated one of the militants in an encounter soon after the incident. Emphasising that the government had "zero-tolerance for terrorism", he said, "We are fully committed towards protecting the life and property of the people of the State and we consider it as our first and foremost duty". (more...)